(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, (USDA FSIS)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release yesterday in Washington D.C. from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), their Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert concerning ground beef sold in five states and the District of Columbia. It is labeled “White Oak Pastures, radically traditional farming, grassfed ground beef,” and it was sold in 1 lb. plastic vacuum-packed packages. The ground beef was sold at Mom’s Organic Markets locations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia, and it may have a foreign material in it, specifically metal. The FSIS confirmed that it had an establishment number of EST 34729 inside the USDA mark of inspection and has “105761 Sell by 3/19/26” stamped on the back. No recall was initiated because the beef is no longer available for purchase, but it may still be in the freezers of consumers. There were no reports of injuries. However, there were two customer complaints about the issue. If you have this ground beef that is part of the public health warning, you should either return it to the place you purchased it or throw it away. You can contact 229-641-2081 for more information.